One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolutionary France. Yet there was innocence about Antoinette, who was thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court. Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments.

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One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolutionary France. Yet there was innocence about Antoinette, who was thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court. Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments.